Network Architect - (Hybrid)

Job Level: Vice President

Job Function: IT and Digital Development

Location:

Scottsdale, AZ, US, 85255 Los Angeles, CA, US, 90071

Requisition ID: 4848

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $134,000.00 and $196,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Senior Infrastructure and Network Engineer is responsible for architecting/designing, analyzing, configuring, maintaining and supporting network infrastructure and application components. This position ensures the infrastructure environment meets design standards and guidelines. This position acts as the Bank’s network architect: identification, investigation and selection of new software and hardware solutions required to implement the technology strategies approved by management. Additionally, this position monitors, evaluates and performs diagnostics on the Bank’s infrastructure, network related backups of configurations, DR systems, and VOIP optimization.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Define design architecture vision, roadmap and setting design objectives that align with business demand & also enterprise’s business goals.
Stays current on new emerging technologies that may enhance the Bank’s network design and operation This includes a comprehensive understanding of switches, routers, firewalls, and networking protocols such as BGP, TCP/IP, MPLS, QoS, VOIP, and SD-WAN.
Creates and maintains comprehensive documentation describing the network environment, including network diagrams of existing and all new designs.
Participates in and supports disaster recovery procedures and plans for network and application fail over.
Analyzes system and application usage and plans for growth or increases in network capacity.
Designs and configures complex wireless networking that supports open or secure access and the ability to support voice and video applications.
Monitors the Bank’s network to maintain its security, soundness, and availability.
Interacts effectively with cross functional senior technical and executive resources.
Can scale influence and leadership across a broad array of business use cases and projects.
Can comprehend and apply architecture and frameworks to engineering designs and design reviews.
Responsible for resolving issues escalated by other support tiers, including cloud and local infrastructure.
Creating, overseeing, and testing security measures like access authentication and disaster recovery for the on-prem and cloud environment.
Responsible for timely and complete Change Control documentation and delegation of implementation tasks.
Willingness to support occasional after-hours and weekend work.
Provides thought leadership and can act as a mentor to other network engineering staff.

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS:

Minimum of 7 years of experience in Enterprise Network Infrastructure.
Minimum of 7 years of network design & optimization, including enterprise-grade switches, firewalls & routers.
Preferred 5 years of advanced virtualization experience.
Proficient in network protocols and technologies, such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSL, VPN, etc.
Proficient in network security principles and tools, such as firewall, IDS, IPS, WAF, etc.
Proficient with multiple Microsoft technologies, including Office365, Azure, Entra, Intune, etc.
On-prem to Cloud infrastructure migration experience.
Extensive experience in one or more cloud-based technologies (Azure, Google Cloud, AWS).
Experience in network automation and orchestration tools, such as Terraform, Ansible, ARM, etc.
Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems and scripting languages, such as Bash, PowerShell, Python, etc.
Required knowledge of ITIL service management concepts for Incidents, Problems, and Change Management. Experience with ServiceNow is a plus.
Preferred knowledge of container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
The ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
Financial services experience, specifically the banking industry a plus.
In-office or Hybrid work style with in-office responsibilities two days per week

Education/Certification

B.S. degree in Information Technology, Information Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field or more than 7 years of equivalent experience in Information Technology or Security preferred.
Preferred 1 or more industry certifications: CCNA, CCNP, Azure Admin Certifications, MCP, MCSE, CompTIA Sec+, A+, Net+, or equivalent certification.

SMBC’s employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.

SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.